I’ve never been a big fan of ice cream. I don’t know why. Cake with ice cream? I’ll just take the cake. Honestly I’ll pass up ice cream way more often than I’ll agree to eat it.
Probably because there is really only one flavor that I truly love and all others just leave me thinking why waste the calories? I’d rather eat something else.
Growing up my favorite ice cream ever was Baskin Robbins peanut butter n chocolate ice cream. It doesn’t get much better than that, in my opinion. Whenever we go out for ice cream anywhere, if they have peanut butter & chocolate, I have to have it. I’m always trying to find who has the best. I never, ever try another flavor if peanut butter and chocolate is an option.
I’ve come to find that Oberweis chocolate with peanut butter comes quite close to being just as good as BR, but it’s just a bit too creamy and could use more peanut butter (when do you ever have ENOUGH peanut butter?), and is best eaten in a waffle cone.
I’ve been to Oink’s in New Buffalo a couple times (and this will prove to you how much I can take or leave ice cream) - the first time we went I didn’t order anything at all. Last time, I’m certain I got chocolate/peanut butter. But I don’t really remember it so it must not have been that awesome.
I have had the peanut butter & chocolate from Pat’s Parlor and think it comes very close to Baskin Robbins, but not exactly. I also don’t think I’ve ever had it from Valpo Velvet, if they even have it. I need to make a point to stop in there just to see and give it a taste test.
I sometimes like Coldstone (we have an on-again, off-again relationship) - you have to choose chocolate ice cream and get peanut butter as a “mix-in”. It’s good, but kind of too rich and creamy. I have been known to get the rocky road at Coldstone and have them mix peanut butter into that and THAT is pretty darn good.
I don’t buy ice cream to be eaten at home, hardly ever. But I did recently try Starbucks Hot Chocolate ice cream… it was pretty delish. And maybe I tried adding a bit of my own peanut butter in there.
But still no Baskin Robbins peanut butter and chocolate on a sugar cone. It reminds me of being a kid, of tiny pink spoons, of the water fountain, and it’s just what ice cream means to me.
Stephanie is Mom to three boys & a baby girl in Valparaiso, IN and blogs daily at Adventures In Babywearing . Follow her on Twitter- she’s babysteph .
November 3rd, 2009 at 10:09 pm
We’re just the same!!! The only ice cream I like is chocolate and peanut butter. Even peanut butter cup ice cream isn’t my thing because it just doesn’t have enough of the peanut butter part. I HAVE to have the salty rich peanut buttery goodness to make the chocolate ice cream part taste good. I really like the Target brand chocolate and peanut butter and ate it like crazy when I was pregnant with Alice!
November 3rd, 2009 at 10:25 pm
Have you tried Breyers reeces? My FAV! And, ColdStone’s Birthday Cake Reprise is the only thing I have ever tried there.
November 4th, 2009 at 12:51 am
Ahhh…memories! BR peanut butter & chocolate was the only kind my friend & I would eat growing up. We would walk up and get a cone at least once a week. See, that’s why I grew up so fine! Ha ha!
November 4th, 2009 at 7:18 am
I’m seriously shaking my head at you. Have you tried Coldstone’s Jello pudding chocolate ice cream? I’m not sure if it’s still out, but it made the PERFECT mix with peanut butter.
November 6th, 2009 at 12:59 pm
yum! Altho my fave ice cream is Peanut Butter Panic by Blue Bunny-peanut butter flavored ice cream with chocolate & peanut butter swirls and peanut butter cup shaped bunnies.
We hardly ever get ice cream out-I can never finish and I love cuddling up on the couch with the blanket around me snuggling up to the hubs-enjoying the creamy treat.